Cali vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$273	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	41
😀 Quality of life	53	56
🏙️ Population	2.47M	580K

The cost of living in Cali is 42% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6693rd and 4318th ($720 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6111th and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Kingston

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	Cali	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$2133

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712